Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters
Specimens representing 15 nominal species of the genus Myoxocephalus were subjected to detailed comparative morphological study to determine some of the more important species characteristics and also those indicating potential for expressing phylogenetic progression.Analysis of seven meristic chara...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z71-217 2024-09-15T17:59:36+00:00 Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters Cowan, Garry I. McT. 1971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-217 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-217 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 49, issue 11, page 1479-1496 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 1971 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z71-217 2024-07-04T04:10:00Z Specimens representing 15 nominal species of the genus Myoxocephalus were subjected to detailed comparative morphological study to determine some of the more important species characteristics and also those indicating potential for expressing phylogenetic progression.Analysis of seven meristic characters revealed that none of them is consistently sexually dependent. Geographic variation within the species indicated the presence of both latitudinal and longitudinal clines. No evolutionary group affinities were evident.The morphology of the cephalic lateral line system, lateral line ossicles, squamation, and olfactory rosettes were found to exhibit a high degree of specificity, especially the first three systems. With the exception of the lateral line ossicles all evidenced some potential as indicators of phylogeny.Analysis of 23 morphometric characters was accomplished by cluster analysis. The resultant clusters indicated heterogenous unnatural groupings.On the basis of these analyses well-defined species differences exist in most of the major morphological features. The nominal species M. scorpius (Linnaeus) includes three distinct species (Gulf of Alaska, Arctic–East coast, and European). In addition, the data indicate that the genus is probably composed of three basic evolutionary lines: the Holarctic–Atlantic, Bering Sea–Transpacific, and Asiatic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Alaska Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 49 11 1479 1496 |
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Specimens representing 15 nominal species of the genus Myoxocephalus were subjected to detailed comparative morphological study to determine some of the more important species characteristics and also those indicating potential for expressing phylogenetic progression.Analysis of seven meristic characters revealed that none of them is consistently sexually dependent. Geographic variation within the species indicated the presence of both latitudinal and longitudinal clines. No evolutionary group affinities were evident.The morphology of the cephalic lateral line system, lateral line ossicles, squamation, and olfactory rosettes were found to exhibit a high degree of specificity, especially the first three systems. With the exception of the lateral line ossicles all evidenced some potential as indicators of phylogeny.Analysis of 23 morphometric characters was accomplished by cluster analysis. The resultant clusters indicated heterogenous unnatural groupings.On the basis of these analyses well-defined species differences exist in most of the major morphological features. The nominal species M. scorpius (Linnaeus) includes three distinct species (Gulf of Alaska, Arctic–East coast, and European). In addition, the data indicate that the genus is probably composed of three basic evolutionary lines: the Holarctic–Atlantic, Bering Sea–Transpacific, and Asiatic. |
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Cowan, Garry I. McT. Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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Comparative morphology of the cottid genus Myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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comparative morphology of the cottid genus myoxocephalus based on meristic, morphometric, and other anatomical characters |
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